Henri Bloch Pair of Art Deco Bracelets

$75,000
Created circa 1930, this unusual pair of Art Deco bangle bracelets is set with over twenty carats of diamonds and eight carats of sapphires, mounted in platinum. The bracelets are designed with baguette, transitional and old-single-cut diamonds set strong and intricate geometric patterns at varying elevations, highlighted by channel-set arches of step-cut sapphires. An unusual innovation on the typical strap bracelet of the 1920s, these strong, sculptural forms make a striking statement, whether sparkling on each wrist or worn together on one for maximum impact.
Category: Art Deco Bracelets Jewelry New Acquisitions Sapphire September
Product Details

Item #: BA-21775
Artist: Henri Bloch
Country: France
Circa: 1930
Dimensions: 6.50" interior circumference
Materials: 382 round diamonds (approximate total weight 22.00 carats); 36 baguette diamonds (approximate total weight 1.50 carats); 40 step-cut sapphires (approximate total weight 8.00 carats); Platinum
Gram Weight: 53.0 each
Signed: Henri Bloch maker's mark, French Assay marks

Item #: BA-21775
Artist: Henri Bloch
Country: France
Circa: 1930
Dimensions: 6.50" interior circumference
Materials: 382 round diamonds (approximate total weight 22.00 carats); 36 baguette diamonds (approximate total weight 1.50 carats); 40 step-cut sapphires (approximate total weight 8.00 carats); Platinum
Gram Weight: 53.0 each
Signed: Henri Bloch maker's mark, French Assay marks

Curator's Notes
Located in Paris on the Boulevard Voltaire, just northeast of the Marais and the Place des Vosges, the firm of Henri Bloch were retailers and manufacturers of jewelry from 1930 until they were taken over in 1941. In this period, small family firms still made original and impactful jewelry. These bracelets have the monumental feel of the early Art Moderne, the avant garde style of the period pioneered by Dusausoy and Mauboussin, among others.
Located in Paris on the Boulevard Voltaire, just northeast of the Marais and the Place des Vosges, the firm of Henri Bloch were retailers and manufacturers of jewelry from 1930 until they were taken over in 1941. In this period, small family firms still made original and impactful jewelry. These bracelets have the monumental feel of the early Art Moderne, the avant garde style of the period pioneered by Dusausoy and Mauboussin, among others.
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